Company Secretary

Core Responsibilities

• Act as Company Secretary for Alzheimer's Society and its subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements.
• Provide trusted, expert advice to the Chair, Board of Trustees, and Executive Leadership Team on their legal, fiduciary, and regulatory responsibilities.
• Oversee governance arrangements, ensuring effective information flow and clear decision-making structures across the organisation.
• Develop and lead a team of governance professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, accountability, and inclusivity.

This role strengthens governance to enable the organization to do its best work for people affected by dementia, creating conditions for confident, informed decision-making that supports delivery of the organization's strategy and impact.

Required skills and experience:

• Demonstrate a strong track record of advising Boards and senior leaders on governance, compliance, and organisational risk.
• Bring excellent knowledge of charity law, company law, and the UK governance landscape.
• Communicate complex information clearly and credibly, whether to lawyers, trustees, or people who've never read a governance report in their life.
• Lead with authenticity and integrity, building trusted relationships across all levels.

Benefits include: a range of benefits, recognition, many options for working agilely contributing to a strong work life balance, various learning programmes to support development and growth, and a commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging. No salary information is mentioned in the posting.